Temp light comes on car dies and wont start until cools

My car did this for a while until it would no longer move and I was told all sorts of things including cleaning (all the gunk near the MAF -hosing) which made it run for a month but did idle too high. So diagnose and get the codes from your car- the paperclip way (autozone cant cause its older than 1992).
Codes I pulled pertaining to this issue were 22 (Throttle Position Sensor- TPS Signal Voltage Low) , 23 (Air Intake Temperature- MAT Low Temp Indicated), and 34 (Mass Air Flow Sensor- MAF)
Easy to DIY with these 3 sensors

engine check light means fault codes to be read are stored in ecu

fuel pump delivery
timing
idle control sensor
air filter /maf ?

got spark if it starts up again after stopping?

this could be an Idle air controll valve and low fuel pressure

Sounds like idle air control or cam position sensor. Throttle control valve(sensor)?

To everyone with this problem- it is the torque converter. It's either the sensors or the converter itself.

I AM LEANING TOWARDS A POSSIBLE BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR A POOR CONNECTION IN THE IGNITION CIRCUIT, PERHAPS A BAD IGNITION MODULE. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE POWER GOING IN THE MODULE AND GOING OUT. ALSO CHECK FOR SPARK WHEN IT IS HOT. I HOPE THIS HELPS. THANKS FOR USING FIX-YA AND FOR AN HONEST RATING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP ME POSTED ON YOUR PROGRESS. BEST OF LUCK.

Check the prrimary and secondary resistance on your coil. Also check the resistance of the plug wires and plug gap.

REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.

if a temp. light does not come on and the engine is not over heating I would look into the ignition components such as ignition module inside the distributor, sometimes when these components heat up they can cause this problem you described

Take it to a shop for diagnostics. It could be alot of things, but is probably a faulty fuel pump.

Fuel pumps usually fail once the car gets to operating temperature and then they sieze up if they are faulty.

Although it could be alot of other things, faulty computer, to a clogged fuel filter.